> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey S. Sharp [mailto:jss@subatomix.com]
> Lawrence LeMay said:
> > Cmon, what could possibly be less valuable than an Apple ][+? A C64
> > perhaps...
> Old printer ribbons.
The United States government. :) (Ok, that was off topic)
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
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print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk [mailto:ard@p850ug1.demon.co.uk]
> Sent: 24 January 2002 23:33
> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: BBC Master keyboard
>
> Normally such keyswitches come apart. I am not sure just what type is
> used on the Beeb, but if they have round terminal pins then
When I was key swapping to get a complete Master keyboard using a scrap
machine I noticed the keyswitches were glued together and not clipped. I
wanted to just swap over the plungers but had to swap over the whole switch
instead.
a
Owen,
still interested in getting your PDP-11/34 to work? - I am just about to
reassemble mine after relocation.
RUN light off and display 000002 means the processor halted at memory
location 2, so it has probably executed a HALT instruction (opcode
000000) from location 0.
Try this: while holding the CNTRL button, press BOOT. This should launch
the program from your ROM. Depending on which type you have (look for
modules labeled M9301 or M9312 in slot 3 or 4, whatever is next to the
processor), your milage may vary here.
The console terminal should print four numbers in octal, followed by an
"@" or a "$" as a prompt in a new line ("Dave, my mind is going...").
Depending on the ROM, you may need to enter either 773000G (standard
start address and GO command, pressing the return key is _not_ required
here) or a two-letter device code to boot. The bootstrap module may also
be wired to boot from a predetermined device without asking.
BTW: The DL11-W has 20mA drivers as well as RS-232. (Note the "1488" and
"1489" chips being present as well as a number of transistors and other
discrete components.) Which set is used depends on the cable: the plug
will have some wire connections to code it for either 20mA current loop
or RS-232 / V.24. If you have the original cable with the usual DB-25
connector, it should be OK: current loop used a completely different
6-pin "Mate-n-Lock" connector.
For the settings at the terminal, I don't know your particular type, but
with most DEC lines you should be best prepared if you use XON/XOFF
handshake (for "Main Rcv Hndsk" / "Main Xmt Hdsk"). Since at PDP-11
times, the 8th bit was commonly used as a parity bit, set your terminal
to ignore this. Otherwise, you may get garbage characters instead of
about every second readable character. We may get this straight later,
when we know what operating system you have.
A RS-232 break signal can sometimes cause a PDP-11 to HALT (depending on
settings on the DL11-W board), so you may want to avoid this... (perhaps
by choosing an appropriate setting for the "Disconnect" option for now?)
So much from memory. If you need more details, let me know, and I'll dig
into the docs.
Good luck,
Andreas
--
Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
I've done price searches on the 'net for things I want to buy (an airbrush
and a portable SW radio, in particular), and found prices ranging from about
50% MSRP to 125% MSRP. Wherever you go, it's still buyer beware (and be
aware).
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Doc [mailto:doc@mdrconsult.com]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:43 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook"
<snip>
In no way limited to eBay.
<snip>
I do commonly see construction tools and guns in pawnshops and
second-hand stores priced at 125-200% their NEW value. Mostly, it
doesn't rot on the shelves, either.
The point is, it's worth EXACTLY what gets paid for it.
Doc, whose $0.05 is worth more....
On January 24, Wayne M. Smith wrote:
> > Also...what are my mass storage options on this machine? It's got
> > an HP-IB interface, and I've seen lots of HP-IB drives over the
> > years...but what were commonly sold with this machine?
>
> You need to use drives following the AMIGO protocol. Here are the possibilities:
...
> Many of these are regularly available on eBay and do not usually run much over $25.
Excellent, Wayne...I will go and check. Thanks!
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
Y'all,
I am sure you will all be happy to know the following...
Dell fields Super Bowl deal
Dell Computer announced that it has signed on to be the National
Football League's official computer systems provider for the upcoming
Super Bowl XXXVI. Dell also signed a deal to be the NFL's hardware
supplier for the remainder of 2002.
As part of the Super Bowl agreement, the company will provide on-site
service and support for computer systems used in Super Bowl
operations, which will include some 200 Dell desktops imported to New
Orleans from league headquarters. And under the new Dell-NFL hardware
agreement, the league will purchase 120 or more PowerEdge 2500 servers
and a storage area network. Dell says it has had a sales relationship
with the NFL since 1998. --John G. Spooner, ZDNet News
And.... TRON Collectors Edition on DVD was released today!! :-D The coolest
computer animation of the 80's!
Cheers,
Bryan Pope
Hello from mild and almost snowless Montreal...
A recent find for $5.
NCD 88k xterm, no keyboard, no ram, no monitor...
Very little help on the web about this.
I wanna try this out, I am not sure why...
Anyways who knows the ram simms specs and where they go in this thing (unit
came with no ram) I managed to get some "normal reaction" by putting a 1M
simm in the inner most simm socket and 2 X 4M simms in the outter most
sockets. I am saying "normal reaction" cause I have still not found a
monitor that will produce stable output on this thing. I do see somekinda
"unsync-ed" POST and looks like text appearing and scrolling on screen every
approx 5 secs, imagine the term is looking to boot from somewhere...
Who can tell me more about the video output specs? Looks like mono and my
pinout seems ok 15,16,17 R,G,B and 26 TTL Vsync and 18 TTL Hsync from
looking at it with a scope...
Any help appreciated...
Claude
http://computer_collector.tripod.com
Pat,
Unless you have a need to control a bunch of 3270-emulating terminals, a
6544 isn't a terrible useful thing to have. It's basically a non-IBM version
of a 3174, etc., which is a unit used to hook up many terminals to your
3270-protocol host computer, be it mainframe or minicomputer. I don't know
what terminals the thing is meant for, since it beats me if AT&T's terminals
support 3270, but they probably do, though I'd imagine it doesn't use coax..
Which, if that is true, might limit you to using AT&T terminals with it,
which is kinda crappy.. Hope that helps some
Will J
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> From: Dave Mabry <dmabry(a)mich.com>
Pardon the shorthand. I meant wall wart, or external power supply. I
figured this would be obvious when asked in reference to a laptop, but,
I've been wrong before ;>)
> Sorry to be dense, but what is a "wart" in this context?
>
> Glen Goodwin wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have the wart for this Zenith Data Systems laptop?
> >
> > Or the pinouts for the wart, even?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Glen
> > 0/0
>
> --
> Dave Mabry dmabry(a)mich.com
> Dossin Museum Underwater Research Team
> NACD #2093